Fisheries of the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and South Atlantic; Coastal Migratory Pelagic Resources of the Gulf of Mexico and South Atlantic; Closure
seasonal-closure · south atlantic · Published 2000-03-08 · Effective 2000-03-06 · 65 FR 12136
Document
Document number
00-5618
Federal Register citation
65 FR 12136
Type
Rule
Action
Closure.
Category
seasonal-closure
Region
south atlantic
Publication date
2000-03-08
Effective date
2000-03-06
Abstract
NMFS closes the commercial hook-and-line fishery for king mackerel in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the Florida west coast subzone. This closure is necessary to protect the overfished Gulf group king mackerel resource.